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cleaning permanent ink from stamps
What is the best/cheapest most readily available product to clean permanent
ink from my rubberstamps. I tried just soap & water, that didn't work and neither did baby wipes. I am new to using permanent ink and don't want to damage my stamps trying a cleaning fluid that may work now but deteriorate the rubber later on. Thanks for your time. eliquint |
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What is the best/cheapest most readily available product to clean
permanent ink from my rubberstamps. This probably won't help you for now, but in the future. BEFORE I use permanent ink, I ink my stamp with VersaMark THEN ink it with the permanent ink. It comes right off after use. I've used VersaMark to "pre-ink" when stamping in candles and other things where I didn't want it to stick or stain. Cecelia |
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eliquint wrote:
What is the best/cheapest most readily available product to clean permanent ink from my rubberstamps. I tried just soap & water, that didn't work and neither did baby wipes. I am new to using permanent ink and don't want to damage my stamps trying a cleaning fluid that may work now but deteriorate the rubber later on. The thing about permanent ink is that it's, well, permanent, It's not water-soluble; it's solvent-based. There are special stamp cleaners that will do a reasonably good job of dissolving the stuff once it's dried; they're marketed as not being damaging to stamps. Better to get the ink off the stamps while it's still wet. Keep a few folded paper towels on your stamping workspace; as you work, immediately blot your stamps on the dry paper until you don't see an image. If necessary, follow with stamp cleaner when you're all done. -- Pat Kight |
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Cecelia Medbery wrote:
What is the best/cheapest most readily available product to clean permanent ink from my rubberstamps. This probably won't help you for now, but in the future. BEFORE I use permanent ink, I ink my stamp with VersaMark THEN ink it with the permanent ink. It comes right off after use. I've used VersaMark to "pre-ink" when stamping in candles and other things where I didn't want it to stick or stain. What a clever idea! (And finally a use for the Versamark pad I bought a while back - I can't seem to get interested in using it as intended...) -- Pat Kight |
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I use my Versa-mark pad instead of my embossing pad. I get better results with
it. It seems to hold the ep better. Peggy |
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MargaretEckbold wrote:
I use my Versa-mark pad instead of my embossing pad. I get better results with it. It seems to hold the ep better. I mostly use Colorbox Crafters' Ink, which is sticky enough to hold the EP but sets when you heat it. Kills two birds with one stone (and I often like a bit of color under the metallic or clear EP I favor.) -- Pat Kight |
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I mostly use Colorbox Crafters' Ink, which is sticky enough to hold the
EP but sets when you heat it. Kills two birds with one stone (and I often like a bit of color under the metallic or clear EP I favor.) Have you experimented with using different colors of ink and embossing powders? I can't remember who told me about this, but I started using black under gold powder...gives it a "richer" look. Also, using blue under green can be quite striking. It doesn't really change the color, but really adds something to the look. Cecelia |
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Cecelia Medbery wrote:
Have you experimented with using different colors of ink and embossing powders? I can't remember who told me about this, but I started using black under gold powder...gives it a "richer" look. Yes - and red or green under gold are interesting, too; the former gives it a warm undertone that works beautifully with Asian images, and the latter adds a kind of antique patina. I mostly don't use colored EP, mainly for economic reasons - I'm afraid that once I get started there will be no end to it! I have economy-sized jars of clear and gold ultra-thick EP, and use an old coffee grinder to whir them into smaller granules if I want something like detail powder. -- Pat Kight |
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Hi Pat,
How do you control the powder size of the EP when you use the coffee grinder? I tried this to make my own detail powder and ended up with a real mess. Really, really fine powder that just went everywhere. When I tried to emboss with it, it just flew everywhere around the paper and was a nightmare to clean up. And I didn't grind it very long either. Karen "Pat Kight" wrote in message ... Cecelia Medbery wrote: Have you experimented with using different colors of ink and embossing powders? I can't remember who told me about this, but I started using black under gold powder...gives it a "richer" look. Yes - and red or green under gold are interesting, too; the former gives it a warm undertone that works beautifully with Asian images, and the latter adds a kind of antique patina. I mostly don't use colored EP, mainly for economic reasons - I'm afraid that once I get started there will be no end to it! I have economy-sized jars of clear and gold ultra-thick EP, and use an old coffee grinder to whir them into smaller granules if I want something like detail powder. -- Pat Kight |
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WKT wrote:
Hi Pat, How do you control the powder size of the EP when you use the coffee grinder? I tried this to make my own detail powder and ended up with a real mess. Really, really fine powder that just went everywhere. When I tried to emboss with it, it just flew everywhere around the paper and was a nightmare to clean up. And I didn't grind it very long either. Trial and error, and starting with very small quantities - maybe a teaspoon. For my grinder, hitting the button for a count of "onethousand one, onethousand two" seems to work. I do my embossing inside the lid of a large shoebox, which usually catches most of the stray stuff. -- Pat Kight |
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